Caroline Manzo: Danielle Staub is a Liar, Has No Morals

The Real Housewives of New Jersey concluded its first season last week with an epic fight in which Danielle Staub was labeled a "prostitution whore," among other things, while nearly having a table flipped onto her by an enraged Teresa Giudice.

The classy ladies will reunite Tuesday night on Bravo for a post-mortem. In anticipation of the drama to come, Caroline Manzo and Danielle Staub spoke out separately to discuss their feud. All the N.J. wives seem to feud with Danielle.

Where They Stand

Caroline Manzo: She’s invisible to me. I never had a relationship with her and I will never have a relationship with her. She’s a pathological liar. She is manipulative. She is an opportunist. She has no conscience. She has no morals.

Danielle Staub: If you’re going to call me a pathological liar, challenge me. I’m a human being, and on the inside my heart aches just like theirs. Just because there’s so many of them that doesn’t mean that their pain is more important than mine.

Who Is Lying?

Danielle Staub: I have a big problem with Caroline. I think that she’s a big bully. She’s lying. And I don’t understand her motives. Protecting your sister is one thing, but what exactly are you protecting her from?

Caroline Manzo: A lot of people are upset with me for “lying for my sister.” I didn’t lie for my sister. That’s not who I am. And there’s no truth to that at all. If Dina showed that book, I would have let her fight her own battle. So, Danielle, sorry to disappoint you.

Bringing Up "The Book"

Caroline Manzo: At [my son] Albie’s graduation party we found out this book exists and immediately we went to the computer in the office and we Googled it. We read an excerpt from the contents and we were blown away. The next day, I went to the library and I got the book. Dina and Jacqueline knew I was going, and we got back to my house and read it together and had tremendous concerns.

Danielle Staub: They would not give me the chance to talk about it, and I thought [bringing the book to dinner] was the only way to get them to pay attention. They were running around even with that book laying there. If I hadn’t put it there, it never would have been addressed. It was the strongest way to say, “I have you all in one room and like it or not, the cameras are going to see that.”

Is Danielle Staub Dangerous?

Danielle Staub: Really? Was it my father-in-law that was killed and shoved into a trunk? I’m dangerous? I knew about this through the whole show. I didn’t bring it up once. I’m classy. [But] let’s talk about what’s really dangerous here. I’d like to hear about the two siblings that they haven’t talked to in a decade - why they made their wives so uncomfortable that their own brothers won’t even speak to them. But I’m the one who caused trouble in that family? Don’t point the finger at me, ’cause I’m not sitting back anymore.

Caroline Manzo: People say, “Well, why didn’t you go to her?” Because that reputation preceded her. The woman we knew was incapable of telling the truth. After screaming and arguing for days and days, we made a decision not to tell Danielle that we know [the book] exists. If we play dumb, it can’t come back to haunt us. And that’s the decision we made as a family.

What About the Kids?

Caroline Manzo: The true Danielle is in those very last moments of that footage [from the final episode]. That is the true unfiltered Danielle, with that cigarette. And who is her audience? Her children. Making pizza and climbing a rock wall don’t make you a great parent. Her children are well-behaved, well-mannered and they excel in school. But if you look at her children, they have a haunted look in their eyes. These children are paying the price for her irresponsibility.

Danielle Staub: My children were present [for the confrontation] for a very good reason. I not once used an obscenity. I not once started screaming at anybody. I not once tossed a table, or flipped out and banged my hands, or started pacing around. I was just sitting firm, waiting for my right of passage, so to speak. Did I put a burden on [my children]? Did I bring the book out? Were [the Manzo sisters] thinking of my kids? Was it me that put my kids in this position?

NOTE: No word on the "position" Danielle may or may not be in during the sex tape Steve Zalewski is thinking about selling at some point.

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angela bernardi•September 26, 2011 03:10

Thank goodness I'm not the only one to think that Caroline sits on her high horse...here is a woman who likes to portray herself as the prim and proper highly moral NJ housewife who by the way seems to have it all, BUT the truth of the matter is that she is a judgemental,cold and unempathetic woman who is a bully.She showed no understanding towards Danielle and bosses Jacqueline and her opinions.Watching her reactions towards Danielle on the reunion show,just confirmed to me how viscious she can be.As for Teresa......well what can you say about stupidity all rolled up with arrogance!!!! I watch this show to see their fake and shallow behaviour.......humble they are not!!!!

Lidia•August 26, 2010 08:59

Caroline is a mafiosa....she's also a lousy mother to her kids.Look what she's teaching them to hate Danielle.This lady(Danielle) already paid her prize to society.What about you Caroline....do you have any skeleton in the closet....??????

CommonSense•July 02, 2010 15:09

Omgsh i know i'm soooo late...but i just saw it. Wayyy to go caroline...she's right though...danielle just wanted it to be dina so bad that she ignored the obvious. danielle is a pathological liar and she tried to act classy and normal, but her true colours keep slipping out. she is definetly the aggressor, but then acts like a victim when she knows she's losing. btw i kinda wish that dina or caroline kicked her @$$ that would have made for some good tv. peace â™¥

cj•June 29, 2010 21:44

how did Danielle com einto her money?

gabby•June 21, 2010 18:16

Caroline good job on defending ur family...im proud of you! danielle...ur such a biaaatch, omg ur fake as fake can be...n ur not even ashamed...you should have a little more respect for yourself...and for your daughters...ur horrible...u act like ur brave and all that...why? because u only know how to fix things in a violently way...what can u expect to people to treat you like u r a good person with that past u had and even if thats the past watch ur fkng words cause u can tell right of the bat where u r coming fr0om and who you are u lying snake!!! and those people u took to the brownstone...OMG!!!!!!!!!! r u fkng seriouse...taking them to your own home where your daighters live you r a horrible unresponsible mother danielle...

shell•June 03, 2010 15:21

Caroline..I adore you Hon. You represent what all women should aspire to be. You have the strength,honesty and courage to say whats on your mind. Your loving, sweet, adorable and I just love you. I'd love to have a friend or sister like you! You need to take Danielles threats seriously. She brought a HELLS ANGEL to the brownstone and made threats on camera. I'm worried for your safety and Albies too.

gingerflower•June 02, 2010 19:40

I wish I had a sister like Caroline my family is not loyal like theirs..she is not a bully..Danielle started all of this..pay attention please...Danielle talks about their children...she goes as low as you can go...she bought the book with her children there...Danielle was yelling too...Caroline is right Danielle girls do have a sad look in their eyes..they are on guard..they never know what there mother is gonna do..they are living in fear..cant anyone see that..where is there father..she brings felonys into her childrens life...Danielle has a low IQ she is sick I feel for her childrens life..I hope their father is reading this..go get your girls..Danielle is crying for help.. I am tempted to call social services myself...somebody do something...before its to late..the hells angles..she bought the hells angels to a charity...is this normal where are all the normal people out...just sayin'

COUNTRY GIRL•June 02, 2010 16:41

DANIELLE IS OUT OF HER MIND. SHE THINKS THE BROWNSTONE WAS OUT TO GET HER.DID SHE EVER THINK TO ASK IF SHE COULD BRING GUESTS. THEY DIDNT PAY SO HOW IS ANYONE TO KNOW THEY WERE COMING,HER AND HER FRIENDS NEED TO GET THE WHOLE STORY BEFORE THEY SPOUT OFF AT THE MOUTH. WHO THE HELL IS THE OLD WOMAN SHE HAS TAGGING ALONG .SOMEONE WHO IS SUPOSE TO BE CLASSY HANGING AROUND WITH THAT YEAH RIGHT.WORD UP DANIELLE GET YOUR OWN LIFE AND LET YOUR DAUGHTER HAVE HERS AND DONT TAKE HER MONEY YOUR ARE A WASHED UP HASBEEN IT IS HER TURN NOW.

Terri•May 31, 2010 15:57

Danielle, needs to worry about raising her children and nothing else..

Lidia•May 30, 2010 11:16

Caroline you are so mean evil bossy towards Danielle.God will punish you.Danielle has 2 beautiful kids...your kids are spoiled and Mama'a boys...Lauren is fat,Albie is gay,Chris is stupid.I don't understand why they are on the show.Lexi is not there anymore....smartttttttttt